Like her idol Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae could own a ballad and make it all her own. She could also swing every bit as hard as her other main influence, Ella Fitzgerald.

Coming up during the bebop era and under the musical sway of Thelonious Monk, Carmen made a series of recordings for the Decca label that would cement her reputation and launch a career close to 50 years.

Whether in small groups or backed by a studio orchestra, Carmen McRae recorded definitive versions of songs that make up the backbones of jazz and the Great American Songbook.

Tracklist:
A1. Love Is Here To Stay
A2. When I Fall In Love
A3. You Don’t Know Me
A4. Whatever Lola Wants
A5. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
A6. You Took Advantage Of Me
A7. When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bobbin’ Along
B1. I Was Doing All Right
B2. My Romance
B3. Exactly Like You
B4. How Long Has This Been Going On
B5. Blue Moon
B6. Ain’t Misbehavin’
B7. Cheek To Cheek (w/ Sammy Davis Jr.)